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The City of Dawson Creek has extended it's local state of emergency into the new year as drought-related pressure on the local water supply continues.

A single northbound lane on the long-awaited Pattullo Bridge replacement has opened to traffic, marking the first step in a phased opening process. Once the new stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge is fully open, crews will start dismantling the old Pattullo.

One person died in the collision on Monday, which involved three vehicles and happened around 7:15 a.m. in the westbound lanes just before the 176th Street exit in Surrey.

Police are asking anyone who witnessed the incident in the 200-block of Orchard Avenue or has additional information to contact Penticton RCMP.

Mounties began investigating the case after victims in Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario reported being extorted by someone they’d met on social media.

'We got the call on Saturday evening that this bear was curled up on the middle of the road and somebody shooed it off the road,' Angelika Langen said.

A campaign for one of Canada's few remaining Second World War veterans, Irv Radatzke, to receive 100Christmas cards this holiday season has exceeded expectations while also brightening his time in hospital.

Shops along the new Surrey-Langley SkyTrain are reporting business difficulties amid ongoing construction of the new transit project, even as a the line's executive project director says keeping businesses accessible is part of the mandate.

Shop owners along the new Surrey-Langley SkyTrain line say the ongoing work has hurt business while Gilles Assier, Surrey-Langley SkyTrain executive project director, says the full closures were needed for project completion.

RCMP said officers were called to a report of an injured person on the road in the 15600 block of Cliff Avenue at 12:41 p.m. on Dec. 23.

Health Canada issued an advisory after the products were seized, with dozens listed including ones used for bodybuilding and anti-aging.

MP Aaron Gunn said he won't run for the leadership of the Conservative Party of B.C. because he doesn't want to risk giving the federal Liberals a majority government.

Some East Vancouver residents are raising public safety concerns after an oak tree fell on a house late Monday night.

Rescuers said the clock was ticking on whether the cub would even survive the night, given it was at least a nine-hour drive away in ideal conditions — let alone in  bitterly cold conditions that were enveloping the province throughout the week.

Despite the frigid temperature of -30 C, RCMP said the suspect repeatedly refused to get off the ground and into the police vehicle voluntarily, resulting in severe frostbite.

Veterinary pathologist Stephen Raverty has performed about 2,500 necropsies on whales and other large marine mammals over the past 25 years, as part of his work for B.C.'s Ministry of Agriculture and Lands. He says he approaches his work on such highly-revered animals with a deep appreciation of the opportunity and a degree of humility.

Police say municipal staff inspected the site and found the trees were left standing but had been cut around their bases, likely with a chainsaw. Many of the trees that were cut were older-growth Douglas fir trees, valuable to the community and ecosystem.

Earlier this month, Island Health said there had not been enough doctors — known as hospitalists — to treat patients who were unwell enough that they needed some hospital care, but not enough they required a specialist. 

The province, through BC Assessment, can reclassify land from Class 6 business use to Class 8 recreational property/non-profit organization use for community gardens or dog parks.

A purple haze seen above parts of Metro Vancouver has nothing to do with Christmas or Jimi Hendrix, but rather comes from a number of greenhouses in the Lower Mainland that use the colourful LED lights, according to a local grower.

Following the recent floods in Abbotsford and on the territory of the Semá:th (Sumas) First Nation in British Columbia, some researchers are renewing their calls to bring part of the ancient Sumas Lake back to life.

Marty Kramer spent decades helping arrange lodgings and manage media interactions, and working as a tour and production manager, for a range of different celebrities.

Honveer Singh Randhawa said his team has already achieved a material outcome after the chief electoral officer admitted that some violations had occurred.

Dan and Kathy Sickavish were celebrating their wedding anniversary at The Keg in Whistler, B.C. But after being married for four decades, Kathy knew right away when the meal took a turn and Dan was in trouble.

In April, it was reported that the soon to the decommissioned camp, which cost $470-million to construct and operate, could be headed to the local landfill. Since then, B.C. Hydro says it's had over 100 parties express interest in repurposing parts of it.

The B.C. Conservative candidate for the Surrey-Guildford riding in the 2024 provincial election, which was narrowly won by the B.C. NDP, has now abandoned a lawsuit that sought to invalidate that result.

The ministry says population-based funding has extremely high administrative requirements and costs, with providers spending more time on paperwork and less time on patient care.

A series of cold weather warnings have been issued for the inland sections of the north coast, northwest B.C. and and northeast B.C, extending into Alberta and the Yukon. Environment Canada issued cold weather warnings for Fort Nelson, Muncho Lake - Stone Mountain Park, Atlin and Dease Lake. Further to the south, Whistler is under a snowfall warning.

A series of cold weather warnings have been issued for the inland sections of the north coast, northwest B.C. and and northeast B.C, extending into Alberta and the Yukon. Environment Canada issued cold weather warnings for Fort Nelson, Muncho Lake - Stone Mountain Park, Atlin and Dease Lake.

A series of cold weather warnings have been issued for the inland sections of the north coast, northwest B.C. and and northeast B.C, extending into Alberta and the Yukon. Environment Canada issued cold weather warnings for Fort Nelson, Muncho Lake - Stone Mountain Park, Atlin and Dease Lake. Further to the south, Whistler is under a snowfall warning.

Maple Ridge resident Erica Forrest said they got the bike on Facebook Marketplace, just over a year ago, and this recent incident was the third time it has been stolen.

Aleks Filipovic auditioned for the production four times over the years, receiving smaller roles, but never one as coveted as the Nutcracker Prince. He was finally selected to play the role in a ballet that toured the Okanagan region earlier this month.

Aleks Filipovic auditioned for the production four times over the years, receiving smaller roles, but never one as coveted as The Nutcracker Prince. He was finally selected to play the role in a ballet that toured the Okanagan region earlier this month.

A 2023 B.C. Census report found that during a 24-hour period, 1,750 women, children and youth were helped through transition housing programs.

A college instructor who called the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023 an "amazing, brilliant offensive” had her job reinstated by an arbitrator, then resigned from her position. 

Police said the two boys arranged to meet someone selling a phone on Facebook Marketplace in a back lane near King Edward Avenue and Fraser Street at 8:30 p.m. on Monday.

The Ministry of Highways says Highway 3 is expected to reopen on an interim alignment between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day and the resort is hoping the earlier the better.

The wind storm on Monday afternoon that caused B.C. Ferries to cancel almost all sailings between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island came at the peak of the holiday travel season – leaving the fate of many passengers and their travel plans uncertain. 

Travellers stranded in the wake a wind storm and ferry cancellations along B.C.'s South Coast Monday are now facing multi-sailing waits, with many trips fully booked until at least Tuesday evening.

The wind storm on Monday afternoon that caused B.C. Ferries to cancel almost all sailings between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island came at the peak of the holiday travel season – leaving the fate of many passengers and their travel plans uncertain. 

The wind storm on Monday afternoon that caused B.C. Ferries to cancel almost all sailings between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island came at the peak of the holiday travel season – leaving the fate of many passengers and their travel plans uncertain. 

Highway 3 between Hope and Princeton remains closed due to multiple damaged sites from the atmospheric river a few weeks ago as crews continue repairs.

With the territory's power grid stretched by wind chills near -50 C, the government of the Yukon is urging residents to conserve electricity.

The Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) is closed between Hope and Merritt, B.C., Tuesday morning due to multiple vehicle incidents. Drivers are told to detour through Highway 1.

The Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) is closed between Hope and Merritt, B.C., Tuesday morning due to multiple vehicle crashes. Drivers are told to detour through Highway 1.

The Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) between Hope and Merritt, B.C., has reopened, but DriveBC is still warning of winter driving conditions.

The Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) between Hope and Merritt, B.C., has reopened, but DriveBC is still warning of winter driving conditions.

B.C. Conservatives' interim leader Trevor Halford says he believes the party's leadership race will unify its members and give the party a new vision.

Canada's GDP fell 0.3 per cent in October, which more than offset the previous increase of 0.2 per cent, according to Statistics Canada.

Laura and Nick Bordignon were devastated when they mistakenly received an autopsy invoice addressed to their stillborn daughter. Since then, they have met with health officials to push for administrative changes, to make sure their grief wasn't in vain.